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James Nathan Browning Full Name: James Nathan Browning Date of birth: March 13, 1850 Date of death: November 9, 1921 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 43 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1)   Democrat Clarendon / Donley   Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Hutchinson, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Greer H 43 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Mobeetie / Wheeler   Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Hutchinson, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Greer H 43 Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 19th (7) (8) (9) (10)   Democrat Mobeetie / Wheeler   Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Hutchinson, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Greer H 43 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (11) (12) (13)   Democrat Mobeetie / Wheeler   Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Hutchinson, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Greer (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) "In 1888, he [Browning] moved from Mobeetie to Clarendon, Donley county." Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. (3) Shackelford County. House Journal. (4) Mobeetie, Wheeler County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) James N. Browning, Mobeetie. Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (6) Home county, Wheeler. Texas House of Representatives: a Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. (7) Shackelford County. House Journal. (8) Mobeetie, Wheeler County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (9) Mobeetie. Rules of Order of the House of Representatives of the Nineteenth Legislature, 1885. (10) Home county, Wheeler. Texas House of Representatives: a Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. (11) Clarendon, Donley County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (12) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (13) Mobeetie, Wheeler County. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches History of cemetery, including biography of James Nathan Browning. Interment at Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX, November 12, 1921. Llano Cemetery Association. Biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Portrait and biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. 20th Lieutenant Governor: James Nathan Browning. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Text of historical marker at Homesite of Judge James Nathan Browning in Amarillo, Potter County; biographical sketch. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Biography, J.M. Browning, pp. 259-260. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Biographical sketch and portrait, J.N. Browning, p. 35-36. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. Other Resources Mentioned in GRASS-LEASE FIGHT. Handbook of Texas Online. BROWNING, JAMES NATHAN (1850-1921). "In 1881 Browning resigned as county attorney and moved to Mobeetie, where he was appointed attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial District by Governor Oran M. Roberts." Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. James Browning, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. James Browning, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James Browning, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Article 5, Constitution of the State of Texas   Civil Courts of Appeal, Locations for Holding   Irrigation   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts   20th R.S. - 1887 Capitol Dedication Arrangements   Indian Affairs   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  New Capitol, Governor's Message   Privileges and Elections   Proposition by T.H. Wheless, Stenographic Report of the Proceedings of the Legislature   Public Lands and Land Office   Revision of Rules   19th R.S. - 1885 Indian Affairs   Judiciary No. 1   Memorial Resolutions for Hons. J.P. Ayres, J.B. Davis, and George Meriwether, Members of the Eighteenth Legislature   Public Land and Land Office   Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)  18th R.S. - 1883 Fence Cutting   Indian Affairs   Public Lands and Land Office   Stock and Stockraising (Chair)

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